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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh, Paderborn, DE;
Inventor:
Tomohiro Shimizu, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, Paderborn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 99/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/01 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/124 (2013.01); B62D 21/157 (2013.01);
Abstract
A B pillar for a motor vehicle is produced as a hot-stamped and press-hardened component composed of a hardenable steel alloy, wherein a lower length section extends over less than 40% of the length (L) of the B pillar in a longitudinal direction and at least regionally has different strength values in relation to an upper length section, which B pillar is, in the lower length section, in at least one cross section, mutually different strengths are formed, and in the lower length section, a soft material structure is formed regionally.